500 Kilometers – and a World – Away
On a sunny, mild day in January, I had the opportunity to accompany a group of international journalists on a …
On a sunny, mild day in January, I had the opportunity to accompany a group of international journalists on a …
Strengthening the health of women and children is a key priority for the United Nations, and one of the best …
Photo credit: UNICEF/Tom Pietrasik With a measles outbreak making headlines in the United States, we thought it would be a …
A mother waits at the health clinic for her child to receive routine immunization care in Hua Ngai Commune of …
The global effort to reach every child with life-saving vaccines received a tremendous boost this week, as donors committed more …
We are less than 24 hours away from the pledging conference in Berlin that we hope will set the course …
“Don’t be fooled, it’s not over yet.” – Peter Piot, a co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and director of the London School …
Next week in Berlin, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance will be hosting its second replenishment conference; a key moment to keep …
This Sunday, January 18, 2015, Mali’s government and the United Nations announced that there is currently no more Ebola transmission in the country. Over the weekend, the Government shared the outstanding news that demonstrates the progress being made in thefight against the Ebola virus. These results are further proof that Ebola can be beaten and signals the end of the outbreak in Mali. However, this does not mean the country is Ebola-free.
Before Ebola struck, the three hardest-hit countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — had a ratio of about one to two doctors per nearly 100,000 people. This week, the World Health Organization issued a 14-part report on Ebola, from the moment it started until now.